Live Reviews
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![Five Acts We Loved at M for Montreal: Naya Ali, Close Talker, Lydia Képinksi, Badge Époque Ensemble, WHOOP-Szo Montreal QC, November 20 to 23, 2019]()
ReviewsFive Acts We Loved at M for Montreal: Naya Ali, Close Talker, Lydia Képinksi, Badge Époque Ensemble, WHOOP-Szo Montreal QC, November 20 to 23, 2019 Published Nov 25, 2019Quebec's annual music festival M for Montreal kicked off last week, and with it, the emergence of dozens of on-the-rise performers both loca...
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![New Swears / Wine Lips / Remi Royale Babylon, Ottawa ON, November 22]()
ReviewsNew Swears / Wine Lips / Remi Royale Babylon, Ottawa ON, November 22 Published Nov 23, 2019There was a sense of camaraderie that quickly took over the Babylon nightclub as it slowly filled up for New Swears' homecoming in Ottawa, w...
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![The Dirty Nil / Single Mothers London Music Hall, London, ON, November 20]()
ReviewsThe Dirty Nil / Single Mothers London Music Hall, London, ON, November 20 Published Nov 21, 2019"This song is from the best album, Master Volume, and it goes out to Luke, Kyle and me 'cause we're so sick!," bassist Ross Miller announced...
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![EarthGang / Guapdad 4000 / Benji. Venue Nightclub, Vancouver BC, November 16]()
ReviewsEarthGang / Guapdad 4000 / Benji. Venue Nightclub, Vancouver BC, November 16 Published Nov 17, 2019The vibes were perfect at the sold-out Venue Nightclub on Saturday, from openers Benji. and Guapdad 4000 to headliners EarthGang. Pittsb...
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![City and Colour Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg MB, November 16]()
ReviewsCity and Colour Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg MB, November 16 Published Nov 17, 2019It was only seven months ago when Dallas Green performed solo opening for Alice in Chains at the Burton Cummings Theatre, stripping down his...
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![Angel Olsen Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, November 16]()
ReviewsAngel Olsen Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto ON, November 16 Published Nov 17, 2019Angel Olsen came to Toronto ready to fight. A well-meaning, but somewhat unruly crowd; whatever lurked in the "haunted" basement of the Quee...
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![Owen Pallett / Carmen Elle 27 Club, Ottawa ON, November 15]()
ReviewsOwen Pallett / Carmen Elle 27 Club, Ottawa ON, November 15 Published Nov 16, 2019Five years and counting since his last full-length, and just as long since his most recent solo appearance in the nation's capital, Owen Pal...
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![Metric The Funhouse, Toronto ON, November 14]()
ReviewsMetric The Funhouse, Toronto ON, November 14 Published Nov 15, 2019"This is not a denial-based experience," Emily Haines announced after she and fellow Metric member Jimmy Shaw had to pause and begin their f...
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![Tool Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, November 11]()
ReviewsTool Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, November 11 Published Nov 12, 2019The Class of '05 has dominated rock music in 2019. Rammstein, Slipknot and Green Day ended long hiatuses, while Rage Against the Machine and...
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![Rich Aucoin / Tourist Company Lucky Bar, Victoria BC, November 02]()
ReviewsRich Aucoin / Tourist Company Lucky Bar, Victoria BC, November 02 Published Nov 03, 2019Halifax native Rich Aucoin is very well liked in Canada. His first two albums, 2011's We're All Dying to Live and 2014's Ephemeral, both mad...
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![Sloan Distrikt Nightclub, Victoria BC, October 29]()
ReviewsSloan Distrikt Nightclub, Victoria BC, October 29 Published Oct 30, 2019Navy Blues is a rather divisive album for fans of Sloan, the longtime Canadian rock institution. For those from their native Halifax, it was...
